What is a good gift to buy someone who is diagnosed with terminal cancer?

At this state & stage of her life, I think what to 'do' is more important than what to 'get'. Give her your TIME.

If she hasn't gone for a 2nd or 3rd medical opinion, I will encourage her to do so. There are enough cases of wrong diagnosis; and enough unethical medical practices have been exposed - profit and money driven! So the importance of 2nd/3rd party medical opinions.

Help her keep optimistic about it all and support her with the will to live and not to just surrender and let go. A strong will to live sometimes can turn the body around to fight some illnesses. I am a strong believer of not giving up too soon. I know it is easier said than done, but do help her stay positive.

When two or more opinions point to the sad diagnosis as positive, then try to help her to accept it calmly. Then put an urgent strategic plan in place to optimise as much of whatever time that's left on her side.

TIME. Yes, give her your time. Your unwaivering support. At this stage in her life, I guess materialistic things don't matter much anymore. If she is strong enough to still take a holiday, encourage her to go. If she hasn't got the funds, put the hat around and collect some money to visit a place of her dream if it is still affordable.

But sometimes a lot of things can be had without the need of money. Give her your love. Your trust. Your whole self. Most of all give her reassurance. Tell her you will be there for her now, tomorrow, and after she's gone to the heavenly realms. Say your sorrys if there was any hurt.

If she is a Christian and you're a Christian comfort her and remind her this is only the beginning of another life without pain and sorrow.

Let her feel that she will always be a part of your lives even though she may be gone. Her presence will always be felt. Her spirit and her laughters will always be alive.

Find out her favourite tree/plant. Go out buy that young plant. Take her out to the garden, help her plant it in her favourite spot in her garden or even your garden in memory of her. Take a few photos of it.

Our lives will someday all end in a memory. Most importantly it is the memories of how we lived it and how we helped others lived it.

A lady friend gave my neighbour - Ana, a cutting of her mature plant 2 days before she passed away from heart attack. Thirteen years ago today, it has bloomed into a shady tree. Ana sits under that tree all the time and think of her lady friend, gone but still 'there' to shade her from the hot sun.

Let us all live today as if it was our last.

Take care!

Wow, that is a problematical question... sorry for the project you're dealing with. I basically couldn't arise with some thing, yet after studying lots of the solutions revealed I consider 2 issues: a million) do not act like she's gonna be demise quickly with the aid of the undeniable fact that is what she desires the least at present. Act obviously round her, spend time mutually with her in the course of the social gathering and the creation days/weeks, as a lot as you could.... she will be in a position to savour it. a superior present to assist her have this spirit (i.e. that isn't make her sense like she'll be lengthy gone in 2 weeks) can be a delightful body lotion, fragrance, or some thing of the like that she enjoys. 2) that is likewise genuine that there is not any the following day so provide her some thing that she will savour right this moment..... in case you could bake some thing for her that'd be large, those are large own & thoughtful presents. Or a basket with stuff she likes, culmination, etc..... i wish she doesn't struggle through and receives to savour those very last weeks or months mutually with her spouse and children.

Find out what she truly enjoys, her passion, something she always wanted to do and never could get around to doing it, and get all of her friends and family together and make a whole week end of that collection of things.3 days together a big sleep over/camp in or camp out! It'll be something she can hold on to and reflect on.Everyone will be able to support her when the time is right for each of them to step up and be there for her.

As everyone else says, time. But don't treat her any differently then you would have before you found out about her diagnosis. Give her tasteless jokes, movie nights with bad pizza and lots of laughs. And share your good times with her family. They will appreciate how loved she is and how much you care.

Scrapbook her life so all those left behind in grief will have a part of her! Give her your time, let her know the scrapbook is because of your love for her. The greastest gift is love! If she is able have her do part of the scrapbook!!!

A personal chef service for a certain amount of time or certain number of meals.

make a scrap book of all your most treasured and fun moments together it can be a kind of on going project you can all share.

A day at the spa might be nice.

keep ur money and spend time wit them. learn what she luv and admire and maybe u will get some ideas from conversating wit her. good luck. update me.

have a star named after her its lasts forever and whenever you look into the night sky you will think of her........sorry to hear about your friend :(